Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.  

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our  ___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.

1.	A．	painting	B．	smiling	C．	cooking	D．	serving
2.	A．	restaurant	B．	sky	C．	corner	D．	table
3.	A．	common	B．	special	C．	considerable	D．	delicious
4.	A．	argument	B．	discussion	C．	conversations	D．	debate
5.	A．	attend to	B．	look for	C．	care for	D．	find out
6.	A．	paid	B．	called	C．	carried	D．	pushed
7.	A．	advice	B．	suggestions	C．	tip	D．	prize
8.	A．	doubt	B．	suspect	C．	happen	D．	understand
9.	A．	feeling	B．	look	C．	attitude	D．	expression
10.	A．	thinking	B．	hoping	C．	wondering	D．	expecting
11.	A．	unreasonable	B．	appropriate	C．	unfair	D．	helpful
12.	A．	looking	B．	sounding	C．	doing	D．	imagining
13.	A．	help	B．	keep	C．	drive	D．	follow
14.	A．	except	B．	below	C．	above	D．	within
15.	A．	son	B．	friend	C．	colleague	D．	parent
16.	A．	excellent	B．	skilled	C．	generous	D．	grateful
17.	A．	rather than	B．	more than	C．	less than	D．	no more than
18.	A．	devoting	B．	remembering	C．	acknowledging	D．	ignoring
19.	A．	respect	B．	sympathy	C．	thanks	D．	satisfactory
20.	A．	trained	B．	refused	C．	left	D．	married

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】略